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Iraq forces launch new assaults against Sunni militants

Matt BrownUpdated
Fri 27 Jun 2014, 7:57 PM AEST

Iraqi forces are launching new assaults to regain territory captured by Sunni militants in a surprise advance two weeks ago. But the government is still calling for international military assistance, and the prime minister says the intervention of Russia and even Syria is welcome.